Not all Christians are saved to be preachers of the Word; every single one of us is assigned a specific place in the Body of Christ. Paul told in 1 Corinthians 1:17 that he was sent by Christ not to baptize but the preach the gospel.

This shows that some were specifically sent to baptize, some to preach the gospel, some to water the Word that was sown in the minds (1 Corinthians 3:6), which, I believe, refers to the occupation of the pastor.

That doesn’t mean we should refrain ourselves from making people aware of Jesus if an opportunity presents itself, but this is not the primary occupation of many born-again Christians, like Paul also baptized a few though he was not sent to baptize.Read more…